Proverbials!

Sayings about Sailing It is good sailing with wind and tide. ~ Dutch Proverb A  ship  on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.~ Dutch Proverb It is safest to  sail  within reach of the shore. ~ Dutch Proverb Better lose the anchor than the whole  ship .~ Dutch Proverb A great ship asks for deep waters.~ Romanian Proverb To a man wine is like water is to the boat ; it can carry him or guzzle him up. ~ Thai Proverb You are not a fully fledged sailor unless you have sailed under full sail. ~ Irish Proverb Two captains sink a ship .~ Turkish Proverb If you are in a boat you are more afraid of fire than you are of water. ~ Japanese Proverb Don’t buy a boat that is under water. ~ Congolese Proverb After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how she might have been saved.~ Italian Proverb Loose lips sink ships .~ American Proverb Sailors get to know each other better when there is a storm. ~ French Proverb There is no wind that b...

Proverbs on Ocean & Seas  The sea becomes the shore, the shore becomes the sea. ~ Indonesian Proverb The boat sails by, the shore remains. ~ Cambodian Proverb One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell. ~ Japanese Proverb You can often find in rivers what you cannot find in oceans . ~ Traditional Proverb Seamen learn to get to know each other during a storm. ~ Corsican Proverb Do good and throw it in the sea . ~ Palestinian Proverb Don't look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle. ~ Russian Proverb The frog in his pond sneers at the ocean . ~ Japanese Proverb Don't sell the fish that is still swimming in the ocean . ~ Turkish Proverb A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea . ~ Traditional Proverb He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea. ~ Kurdish Proverb When husband and wife live in harmony, they can dry up the ocean without a bucket. ~ Vietnamese Proverb Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~ African Proverb Though near s...

Sayings about River It is easy to tempt a frog to the river . ~ Serbian Proverb Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. ~ Arabian Proverb Cross the river among a crowd and the crocodile won’t eat you. ~ Malagasy Proverb If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. ~ Indian Proverb You cannot cross a river without getting wet. ~ Zulu Proverb The river is my brother for it carries my canoe. ~ Native American Proverbs Do not change horses in the middle of the river . ~ Native American Proverb Time is a river of passing events — a rushing torrent. ~ Greek Proverb In large rivers one finds big fish but one may also be drowned. ~ Spanish Proverb If man be a river, then woman will be a bridge. ~ Arabian Proverb There’s a crocodile in every big river . ~ Filipino Proverb A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ~ Liberian Proverb Follow the river and you will get to the sea. ~ Indi...